by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, future, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Names of God, Rescue, Storms, Such a Moment, Trust
This morning’s news carried the announcement of a major earthquake off the Alaska coast, with tsunami warnings and watches for the coastlines from the Aleutian Islands to California. The tsunami turned out to be less serious than at first thought, but...
by Marie | Advice, Devotionals, Faith, Learn, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Trust, Truth
How gullible can I be? Seems like I’m willing to try all kinds of remedies to lose weight, look younger, or get rid of brown spots, skin tags, and spiders. Can you relate? Apple cider vinegar will help me lose weight? Tried it. (Nope, didn’t work. Maybe...
by Marie | Devotionals, Discipline, Life, Listening, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Storms, Such a Moment, Trust
The fire alarm woke me just before midnight. I was staying on the second floor of a hotel in Georgia. There’d been a false alarm during the day a few days earlier, but it shut off after a minute or two. I peeked out in the hallway and saw people leaving their...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, Life, Love, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Questioning God, Such a Moment, Trust
Ever worry about what you’re going to say in a crucial moment? I sure do. I’m heading to a writer’s conference this week, with some anxiety about being effective when I pitch my story idea to agents and editors. But there are other times I feel...
by Marie | Crowds, Devotionals, Eclipse, Eternity, Faith, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, Such a Moment, Trust, Truth
Are you one of the millions of people in the path of totality for the eclipse today? Is there a crowd where you were, or did you watch it with just a few people? In my hometown of Hopkinsville, Kentucky–one of the sites with the longest duration of...
by Marie | Devotionals, Faith, future, Life, Marie Wells Coutu, Mended Vessels, security, Trust
The dog went on an adventure the other night and wound up in the lake. Our son’s family was visiting for the weekend, the stars were out, and meteor showers were predicted. We live a couple miles outside town with few lights around us, so the night sky view is...
